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HUMAN SEXUALITY: Call Numbers for Browsing for Books

Sexuality refers to sexual behavior, and the thoughts and feelings the person has in relation to that behavior. Every society controls the sexuality of its members, by embedding it in the institutions of family, religion, and law. The core social arrangem

Library of Congress Call Numbers

Because human sexuality can be studied from many different "angles", the numbers listed below are only examples to get you started - if you find a book that looks interesting, you can browse the shelves nearby to see if there are other books in the same area.

  • BF 511 - BF 593 Affection. Feeling. Emotion
  • BF 692 Psychology of sex. Sexual behavior
  • HQ 19 - HQ 30.7 Sexual behavior and attitudes. Sexuality
  • HQ 75 - HQ 76.8 Homosexuality. Lesbianism
  • HQ 77 - HQ 77.2 Transvestism; Transexualism
  • HQ 1075 - HQ 1075.5 Sex roles
  • QP 1 – QP 981 Human Physiology
  • RC 554 – RC 569.5 Personality disorders. Behavior problems. (Including sexual problems)

Circulating books are located on the third floor of the Library; our Reference collection (in-house use only) is located next to the Reference Desk

Accessing eBooks and Databases

To read an Ebook, click on the link provided in the ONESEARCH record. You will be prompted to log in with your student CUNYFIRST credentials-if you are off campus. If you are physically in the Library, and log onto any of our workstations, you will not have to log into the databases. Some Ebooks can be downloaded, look for the words AVAILABLE ONLINE and follow the instructions. Other Ebooks can only be read online, and will "time out" after fifteen minutes if nothing is clicked.